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Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (Country Guide) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sarina Singh
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 474946
Media: Paperback
Edition: 7
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1741045428
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781741045420
ASIN: 1741045428
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Product Description
Discover Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway
Travel the Karakoram Highway along the route of the fabled Silk Road
Come face to face with ancient Indus Valley civilizations at Moenjodaro
Answer the call of a million-dollar mosque with rocketing minarets and tent-like design
Wind along narrow roads from Peshawar to the legendary Khyber Pass
In This Guide:
Six authors beating every possible path for over 70 weeks of research
Packed with detail, including history and culture analysis, safety advice and the best Himalayan treks
Comprehensive coverage of the entire country and beyond, from Karachi into China's Kashgar
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 Great book for a great country December 23, 2005
M. Z. Amin (New York, NY USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Pakistan is among the tourism world's best kept secrets, and this book throws open those secrets very well. Lonely Planet has always been good with detail and comprehensive coverage, and that trend continues with its coverage on Pakistan.
Without the off-the-beaten track records, I would have missed some of the greatest historical and cultural artifacts that Pakistan has to offer. And the guide truly works as you trek up north into Pakistan's majestic mountains that offer the most mind-blowing natural beauty - even India's Kashmir area is nothing compared to the rugged and untouched beaty of the Swat River Valley all the way to whitewater rafting areas in Gilgit.
So when you head to Pakistan, definitely take this book along.
Wonderful details and descriptions November 28, 2005
Yaar (CA, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book very helpful in getting to know this exotic country, full of adventure and culture.
I recommend this book highly to folks who want to know about the indus valley culture and Pakistan.
Lonely Planet Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway April 11, 2007
Diane K. Greene (Anacortes, WA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Lonely Planet Guide is the bible of all backpackers. Once again I would not travel without this addition for Pakistan.
7th edition publcication date is May 2008 June 8, 2008
J. Mock (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first five reviews listed here pre-date the May 2008 publication of the 7th edition of the guidebook, and refer to comments on earlier editions. Please submit reviews only on this edition of the guidebook, not on previous editions. Amazon should correct this oversight. Contributing authors, John Mock & Kimberley O'Neil
 Thorough, useful October 22, 2007
Nathaniel L. Forbes (Singapore)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very detailed information about a remote part of the planet. Good pictures, but very small in the book. Day-by-day diary information for a trip on the Karakoram highway by bicycle, too. It appears the reviewers last visited in 2003 or 2004. The current (2007) security situation near the Northwest Frontier provinces (where Osama is allegedly hiding) is an important concern in deciding to make the trip. It would be helpful to list a URL in the book for up-to-date security information, on a Lonely Planet web site.
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